Southport couple accused of conning Rebecca Ferguson out of £50k appear in court

Rachel Taylor leaves Liverpool Magistrates Court after being charged with Fraud by misrepresentation. Two people have been charged in relation to an alleged six-figure fraud committed against city singer Rebecca Ferguson

A Southport couple accused of conning Rebecca Ferguson out of more than £50,000 appeared at Liverpool Magistrates Court today.

Raymond Taylor, 61, and his wife Rachel, 53, of Forest Road, Southport , stood together in the dock to face the charges against them.

The prosecution claims that they pretended to be Rebecca Ferguson’s solicitor and accountant respectively.

Raymond Taylor was charged with two counts of fraud by false representation, including claiming to be a solicitor acting for Rebecca Ferguson, with the intention of making £43,066 for himself.

Raymond Taylor leaves Liverpool Magistrates Court after being charged with Fraud by misrepresentation

Rachel Taylor faces three counts of fraud by false representation, including claiming to be an accountant acting for the singer, with the intention of making £43,066 for herself.

She is also accused of informing Rebecca Ferguson she had received a tax invoice, with the intention of obtaining a payment of £4,193 for herself